24 Apr 1960
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1960
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes list names James Wesedin and Wade Gray in a court related context. Other phrases reference additions and weeks, but the passage remains unclear on actions or outcomes. The readable items point to a legal proceeding or court dossier.
Fragmentary report notes Saturday briefing on bridge construction and future plans for spanning the Ouachita River. Mentions Huckaby comments and progress toward opening a section of Interstate 20 with attention to design, purpose, and potential issues.
The article describes a controversial biography and political notes involving a Spanish inventor and the Autocira Co, plus a report on a mammoth 13 year highway project financed mainly by federal funds. Officials from multiple levels attended an inspection tour of the new four lane route with viaducts and underpasses designed for fast travel and national emergency evacuation.
In a surprise move Hig city is named the new capital of Guana while the national capital shifts to Brasia. The popular samba piece Idade Macathose Porte copse dor Marcelois Cie is cited as the official song.
The article details Timins Timins underwent open heart surgery to fix a narrowed pulmonic valve after a prior heart failure. Fifteen days post op he weighs seven pounds six ounces, up a pound, doctors are optimistic about future eye operations with an excellent chance for one eye and a chance for both.
The column recalls Monroe bridges across the river including the toll DeSiard street span and a mid 1940s crossing. It highlights the Louisville avenue connection, opposition faded, and notes the Blackwood Quartet will perform at West Monroe High School with James dubbed Mr Gospel Singer of America. It mentions the 1960 census nearing completion.
GOP lawmakers backed by AFL-CIO proposed letting those over 65 join private health insurance while federal and state governments share premium costs based on state income. The plan, introduced April 7, details to come from Washington as released.
Crowds applauded President Eisenhower as he walked with Charles de Gaulle to Lafayette Park for a wreath ceremony marking his first foot travel from the White House. De Gaulle urged cautious East West cooperation and stressed mutual control of nuclear delivery systems ahead of the Paris summit May 16.
In West Monroe precincts the vote on a city name change drew mixed results with precinct 2 at 36 24 against, precinct 3 227 31 against, and precinct 6 162 1 against. About eight speakers urged a change while others urged practicality. De Gaulle urged international aid cooperation and warned Khrushchev to avoid Berlin crises. Mayor Allan Norvis urged moving forward after the vote.
In Haiti anchor CAP HATIEN reports that the second anchor recovered from Columbus' flagship Santa Maria is being sent to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. Edwin A. Link, the American underwater explorer, found it off here four years ago. The first anchor was located in the mid-19th century.
Forty warships from Australia Britain France New Zealand and Pakistan sailed from Singapore for Manila to join U S and Philippine forces in SEATO Sea Lion. The ships will emphasize antisubmarine and air defense.
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